Can you believe these Duff and Phelps people? They can’t afford to pay Rangers taxes, or other SPL clubs monies due, but today they tried to increase their payroll today by asking the SPL to register Daniel Cousin. Can you imagine what the out-of-pocket creditors feel about this?
These people are in place to make sure the company trades long enough to repay creditors. They can trade perfectly well with the three dozen or so players they have, what kind of justification could they possibly give to the court for playing Football Manager with other people’s money? No wonder HM Revenue and Customs fought their appointment.
What an absolute shower. It’s almost as though that place is some kind of lightning rod for a special type of competency. It’s not your money you’re spending, pay the club’s bills and stop looking for football bling, that’s what got the last lot into trouble in the first place!
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who done it? o((
P67 – email sent
Dear Monsieur Platini and Mr Regan
As most of the football world will be aware, Glasgow Rangers FC are now in administration, primarily as a consequence of not paying PAYE, NI and VAT to the Government over the last 9 months as is required by the laws of the United Kingdom. This is in advance of the result of the imminent outcome of the First Tier Tribunal, where a potential tax avoidance scheme has been utilised over a number of years when Rangers won a significant number of our national competitions.
Scotland’s First minister, Alex Salmond, has within the last day or so, made some interesting comments about how the club “must” be saved for the benefit of the country and the social fabric of the nation. Mr Cameron’s recent visit to Scotland has also encouraged a few sound bites from the Prime Minister in support of Rangers predicament.
If there is any state support or aid – financial or in any other sense in relation to supporting a reduced penalty with HMRC – regards to the position Rangers FC find themselves in, I believe this is against the rules of UEFA & FIFA and would be detrimental to all Scottish clubs participation in European football and also the national side’s participation in European and World competitions.
At a time when Financial Fair Play is a clear policy of football’s Governing Bodies, the laws of football must be upheld, in relation to repayment of tax and ensuring that interference by the Government is discouraged.
Rangers, by not paying their taxes and failing to pay creditors have gained an unfair advantage over their opponents and has created an environment where sporting integrity is being questioned by football supporters of most clubs in the Premier League throughout Scotland.
The case of Rangers FC must be dealt with fairly and honestly without intervention from government or on a ‘special case’ basis.
I have lived most of my adult life being informed by our national press and media that I am a paranoid supporter of my football club, Celtic FC. Finally, the evidence is there for the world to see.
It is about time that integrity and transparency is achieved in Scotland and talk of bending the rules ‘for the good of the game’ is no longer applied to the establishment team in Scotland.
Rangers are no different than Juventus or Marseille, both who have been treated appropriately by their national bodies in recent years due to attempting to break the rules of sporting integrity
Regards
Hhplc
Stars
They have St Bs to win by 1-2 points @ 4/1, that must be a better bet, no
Anybody else keep pinchin themselves to make sure we’re not dreamin?
Too much stuff to mention on what went on before, a lot of which has been stated more eloquently by others here. The wee fella on my left shoulder is whisperin that I shouldn’t take delight in the misfortune of others, the wee man on my right (ma favourite) is shoutin GIRUY, “the huns are goin bust”, and makin strange wee hand signals.
Feelin this good can’t be legal
Fair enjoyed tonight’s quiz from the sideline, must get my boots on for next Fridays.
Just to make sure no one is cheating can all participants please forward yer tax clearance certificate to Paul prior to kick off?
And when at last the work is done
Don’t sit down, it’s time to dig another one
Pink Floyd Reunion
HH
dirtymac
Mail me @ nohunshere@hotmail.com
Time I wasn’t here. Night all, and have a great time laughing at the Orcs tomorrow!
JimmyQuinnsBits says:
17 February, 2012 at 23:35
It’s a legal high and tax free, enjoy my friend.
Ticketus own all RFC season tickets for the next 4 years.
Anyone buying a ST at Ibrox in the next 4 years
is paying money to Ticketus not RFC.
When the Rangers ashes settles THEY will be Gone with the wind.
And here is a Mass ;) demonstration to Whytie putting the huns into Administration.
18+ / Rangers language warning… Hostile atmosphere at Ibrox
TET
Just our luck they will win by 3 or 4 or 5 points
Think I will stick to -1 for St Bridgets
@Gordon64
So is it just season ticket money that has been mortgaged off, so regular tickets go into the TFOD 2012 pockets, is that correct?
There will be something in place of course so that a shortfall in ST sales is made up by MBB I would assume.
Craig Whyte,
Will gullibility do?
hen1rik
One of the very few restrictions on what you can post on CQN is foul language. The reason is that kids read the blog and most parents don’t want them reading that stuff.
Maybe you could ask Paul67 to take down your last post.
HH
SwanseaBhoy
I see the huns are going to be singing Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds tomorrow.
Don’t they know he was a Tim?
##########
Celtic legend Dixie Deans reveals reggae superstar Bob Marley was big fan of Hoops
Oct 8 2011 Chris Musson
REGGAE superstar Bob Marley was a huge Celtic fan whose ambition was to kick a ball in Parkhead, Hoops legend Dixie Deans has revealed.
In his new autobiography, Dixie tells of his chance meeting with the late singer.
The striker confessed he had no idea who Marley was when he approached him when he was at Adelaide City in the late 70s and said: “Are you the Dixie Deans who used to play for Celtic?”
It turned out Marley could even recite the 1967 Lisbon Lions team in full.
Dixie wrote: “I was greatly impressed by the great man’s football knowledge. And when we got down to training, I was just as impressed by his football ability.
“He was quiet-spoken, almost shy, and his hair was long and looked, frankly, as if it was matted and needed a wash.”
In the book, There’s Only One Dixie Deans, the player says Marley told him: “I’m a big Celtic fan. I would love to go to Scotland to see Celtic Park and maybe even kick a few balls there.
“I know all about Jock Stein. Celtic has always been my team. And now it is my son Rohan’s team. He’s only six but he loves Celtic.”
Marley died of cancer in 1981. Son Rohan, now 39, went on to play top-flight American football and tried to forge a professional soccer career.
In 2000, Rohan cheekily asked Celtic boss Martin O’Neill to sign him.
In his autobiography, co-written by journalist Ken McNab, Dixie has a lighthearted pop at pal Rod Stewart, calling him a “millionaire tightwad”.
He wrote: “Rod was never flash with his cash – because he never carried any.”
Dixie criticises Sir Sean Connery, claiming the Bond star switched his support from Celtic to Rangers.
Dixie said: “In the early 70s, Sean would tell everybody how much he loved Celtic.
“But I was disappointed when he seemed to ‘change sides’ in the 90s after David Murray took over Rangers.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/10/08/celtic-legend-dixie-deans-reveals-reggae-superstar-bob-marley-was-big-fan-of-hoops-86908-23474972/
Heard This on radio today.
Hope Pablo’s enjoying the Circus.
I haaa-aave some iiiice cream,
I haaa-aave some iiiice cream,
And I’m gonna eat it,
You don’t have no ice-cream,
You didn’t get none,
You didn’t get none,
You didn’t get none,
You didn’t get none,
Cos you are on the admin,
Yo club can’t afford it,
Yo club can’t afford it.
Yo wanna lick?
Psyche!!!
You wanna eat some of my ice cream?
Bust!
Still one of my top lines of the week (and there have been many) @Petec
‘where’s yir f%#$?n billion pounds ya p$%*k’
teehee
They never saw it coming. In spite of everything, makes it so much sweeter.
TopCorner says:
17 February, 2012 at 23:16
8th of APRIL 2011….
________________
Chris McLaughlin @BBCchrismclaug
Craig Whyte will give considerably more cash to Ally McCoist for players than first pledged. Source close to the deal tells me.
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
There’s takin’ the piss’, then there’s takin’ the piss!
I see the SFA / SPL / LL have finally awoken from their deep slumber……if they had done so many years ago, rfc would not be in this predicament now….so, thanks for that…..
I hope the Celtic Board are reviewing the ‘possible’ effect on Celtic revenues over the past 3 years (in particular) when these ‘peepil’ were ensuring rfc maximised their revenue to stave off the inevitable Administration / Liquidation…..oh, how the ‘corridors of power’ must have
BUZZZZING, to now fall silent….
Paul 67,
Your absolutely brilliant ‘pre-emptive strike’ across the politicians bows today ‘brought a smile'[…..”WE’RE WAAAATCHING YOU”………”BE VEEEEERY CAREFUL” ……again, absolutely brilliant…….as has been our Board’s strategy of firing wee bullets now and again when any of them ‘cross the line’……
And, boy, are they finding out how Celtic fans react to injustice….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What must Portsmouth be thinking…!!??
I don’t actually think HMRC would be ‘approached’ politically at all….can you imagine the reaction if an HMRC ‘whistle-blower’ emerged……some of our politicians are not very ‘honest’ on their ‘motives’, but they are not that foolish, surely……in the grand scale of things, you know, rfc going bust wouldn’t even cause a ‘ripple’ in the UK, or Globally…!!
As each day passes, Liquidation becomes more possible…..!!!!
Haw…….Whytey! Show us the money…..
Almost 3 hours gone ……….
And still no new article.
Wake-upbbrennan CSC
Classic TV themes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywKilWkX4jA (thumbsup)
Stars
1-2 @4/1
3-4 @ 9/2
5-6 @ 7/1
7-8@ 12/1
8/13 just to win
Might have a wee punt on them all :>)
Rio Grande (1950), directed by John Ford Staring Jon Wayne And Maureen O’Hara
Rio Grand “The Bold Fenian Men”
I’ve been thinking.
And on a Friday night that’s not usually a good idea.
UEFA has rules on unfair competition to restrict governments and football associations from developing corrupt rules and practices as leagues and cup competitions are supposed to be fair and honest.
But what about TV broadcasters? The idea that a TV Broadcaster has inserted clauses in a contract stating that there MUST be 4 games between Celtic and Rangers in the SPL or the contract is void. We are told by Uncle Shug and others that such is the case with the SPL/Sky contract.
If the contract states that, SHOULD 4 games occur between Celtic and Rangers, the TV company has the right to transmit them live, then no law on fair competition is broken. Should either team not be there in the same half of the SPL split, no terms of agreement have been broken
If they insist that there MUST be 4 games, then they are insisting not only must Rangers and Celtic never be relegated, they are insisting that, no matter their playing performance, they cannot fall below 6th position which guarantees fulfillment of this contract.
I cannot believe that the narrative that Shug et al have been pushing can pass as not interfering with open and fair competition. It is a cartel rule and ,surely therefore, is corrupt.
Thoughts??
Check out the Daily Huddle 14th February. As well as the wee hoops 4-1 over Aberdeen, orr Jim Craig is gives a wee speech at one of the Celtic Graves occasions. He’s looking well. (Blog’s a bit stretchy!)
viewfaethewindae,
yer right, I can’t see a downside
HH
setting free the bears says:
17 February, 2012 at 23:46
Can the four games be friendlies aroud the world or indeed the newly formed 4 legged Glasgow cup?
:=)
HH
CRC
Thsi week I have been mostly thinking about Tommy Burns.
How many titles was he denied?
Thom, O’Neil, Cadete, Pierre, Tosh, Donnelly, Jackie, Di Canio, Maestro, Collins, McLaughlin, Stubbs.
Just some of the victims of financial doping.
TJ
Aipple
Not sure.
But Ticketus are assured of any income from ST sales until 2015.
RFC have therefore no source of income.
Pie and bovril £16.90 ?
oor Jim
SwanseaBhoy loves wee Craigy Whyte and Rangers going into Administration. says:
17 February, 2012 at 23:42
Sorry mate, Paul said to me the last time about it, and as soon as I posted it I realised again what I done, seems to be a recurrence of me apologising on this site.
Email sent.
I’m blaming the beers it’s been a long week lol.
Who broke the fecking blog?
No mercy! Strip ‘financial dopers’ Rangers of their titles, says Lennon
By Brian Marjoribanks The Daily Mail
Celtic boss Neil Lennon will call for Rangers to be retrospectively stripped of their ‘tainted titles and trophies’ should the crisis-stricken Ibrox club be found guilty of ‘financial doping’.
The Parkhead manager cited drug-cheat cyclist Alberto Contador as a sporting precedent, with the shamed Spaniard earlier this month having been stripped of his 2010 Tour de France and 2011 Giro D’Italia titles after testing positive for the banned substance clenbutorol.
Lennon is awaiting with interest the results of the tribunal into Rangers’ use of Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) between 2001 and 2010, which could land the Ibrox club a £75million tax bill.
And the Northern Irishman warned if it is proved Rangers ‘cheated’ him out of titles as a player in 2003 and 2005 – as well as Gordon Strachan’s team in 2009 and Tony Mowbray’s side in 2010 – by spending money they could not afford, he will be pursuing the matter with vigour.
‘A journalist recently used the expression ‘financial doping’ (in reference to Rangers) and, for me, doping is a sporting term for cheating,’ Lennon said.
‘And, in athletics, if you are caught doping, you are banned. Alberto Contador got stripped of his Tour de France win in 2010, so there are precedents there.
‘If it has had a direct effect on me in my playing days, I will come out and say something at that time.
‘As it is just now, it hasn’t been proved. But they (Rangers) are in administration for a reason and I am sure you guys (the media) will get to the bottom of it.
‘It’s not my business, not our club’s business, but it will be my business if it has affected me as a player or previous managers and has denied us titles and trophies in the past.
‘It’s all hearsay and hot air at the minute but, until the findings are out, we as a club won’t comment any more on it.’
It was put to Lennon that stripping the Ibrox club of their titles and cup wins retrospectively will not give Celtic the elation that comes with winning the SPL at the time.
He said: ‘It wouldn’t but it doesn’t mean to say that we won’t be angry about it.
‘And if we do win the title this season and people want to say it has been undermined (by Rangers being deducted 10 points and going into administration), I will have plenty to say about devalued titles over the years. That’s if we win the SPL, by the way.
‘I have great sympathy for my counterpart (Ally McCoist), having to go through what he is going through at the minute when it has nothing to do with him.
‘I have sympathy for the players too, obviously. And it’s a really tough time for a lot of people at the club but, while I have sympathy for them, I have no sympathy for a lot of other people involved.’
Lennon admitted the club’s supporters were unhappy with both First Minister Alex Salmond and Prime Minister David Cameron’s pleas that HMRC should work with Rangers to help them out of their crisis.
He believes the Celtic fans are left wondering why there was not such a clamour to save their team when it was on the brink of going bust 18 years ago.
He said: ‘There is more disquiet among the supporters (than the club). I think their view on it is that there wasn’t much help coming our way in 1994, so why should other clubs be treated differently.’
His comments came just 24 hours after Celtic issued a stinging rebuke to Salmond for claiming the Parkhead outfit could not prosper without Rangers.
If the Ibrox club do go bust, Lennon admits he would miss the rivalry and he claimed there was hypocrisy among people now claiming the Old Firm rivalry is good for Scottish football, with the first anniversary approaching of last March’s ‘Shame Game’ when he and McCoist famously clashed on the touchline.
Lennon said: ‘The club made its statement yesterday and I endorse that. We are talking hypothetically here because the administrator says there is a good chance liquidation will be unlikely.
‘But it (Rangers) would be a loss to football, that’s for sure.
‘The thing we would all miss (if Rangers die) are the games. World football would miss that because it is the ultimate derby game.
‘But the ironic thing is that last year we had the “shame game” and everyone was coming out and saying we don’t need the Old Firm. Now everyone’s saying we do need it. They can’t make up their minds.’
@philvisreturns I take that and raise you a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BxxdE9GvZc
@Gordon64 I’d buy that for, eh a dollar.
Tonight, as it is my birthday and i am inebriated, i shall be playing, posting, mainly UFB tunes. :-)